1 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:12,960 It's 11 o'clock. We'll get ready with our regular public meeting September 2 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:15,200 8th, 2026. Do we have any public comment? 3 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:19,439 » I got a question. >> Yeah, Bill. 4 00:00:15,839 --> 00:00:24,640 » Um, somebody a teacher emailed me wondering 5 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:30,640 was property tax changes or is there less money for adult education? 6 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:33,920 I don't think it doesn't affect at all. >> Okay. 7 00:00:31,359 --> 00:00:37,880 » School funding bots the same they filled up 100%. 8 00:00:38,480 --> 00:00:42,079 » That thank you. >> That always come school always comes top 9 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:49,719 list. >> Well, it's several month they they get 10 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:49,719 filled 85% automatic. 11 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:54,280 » Okay. Any other public comment? 12 00:00:54,399 --> 00:01:00,719 Seeing none, we'll move down to commissioner update. 13 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:07,640 last few without too much going on. Um he's in the office most times 14 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:07,640 too many 15 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:16,720 working backwards. Today we had the fire call. We'll stay in stage one. We're 16 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:22,080 going to do the copper water copper and lead water testing block today. 17 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:28,000 Last Wednesday we had our budget meeting and finalized our budget 18 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:35,439 and u I was at the Montana Petroleum Association meeting in Billings. 19 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:40,840 Very interesting topics um how really important the oil industry is to the 20 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:40,840 state of Montana's 21 00:01:41,119 --> 00:01:47,680 economy. Main speaker was Ted TR. He was very 22 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:51,439 interesting which there pipeline people the owner of that. 23 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:57,280 That's a private company. Good. 24 00:01:54,159 --> 00:02:01,600 Let's do the thing for the law. Is that it? 25 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:03,759 » It's about the same as it has been. >> What's that? 26 00:02:02,079 --> 00:02:10,239 » The budgets >> our our budget uh well with House Bill 27 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:18,560 117 uh we're limited budget of the rate of inflation. So our budget pretty much 28 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:25,840 went up to 2.5% which 6%. Our mills taxable value went up quite a 29 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:31,680 went up. It's been about 32 to 34 million every since I started 10 years. 30 00:02:28,879 --> 00:02:35,640 34 34,458. So 300 34,4 31 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:44,160 dollars per mill. So that's up. So our mills can come down. So we reduced our 32 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:49,599 mills on this budget and the budget will go up just north two and a half%. And 33 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:54,400 that's including a million dollars for the cape highway and a million dollars 34 00:02:51,920 --> 00:03:00,280 for the AR that 35 00:02:56,560 --> 00:03:00,280 two kind of extras. 36 00:03:00,640 --> 00:03:03,879 1 million 37 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:11,640 1 million 1 million 1 million,000. 38 00:03:13,519 --> 00:03:19,920 So the the mills went up, dollar value dollar values went up the mills. We were 39 00:03:18,159 --> 00:03:26,319 able to reduce our mills which was always good to do. people within the 40 00:03:24,239 --> 00:03:32,440 rate of inflation of 2.5 are increasing our budget and half of that increase of 41 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:32,440 our budget is super 42 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:40,840 it's amazing how much salary takes up in our budget half that increase is solid 43 00:03:43,599 --> 00:03:54,640 right uh remain was in the yeah bill is the uh pipeline the oil pipeline still 44 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:58,799 » moving along. >> Mr. Trude is Ted Trudy. He is the owner 45 00:03:56,640 --> 00:04:03,200 of that pipeline and they said it's >> they had to do some more stuff for 46 00:04:00,959 --> 00:04:10,000 environmental things but they were kind of planning on doing it anyway. 47 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:18,720 » They're on track. They are okay. Two year, three year three. 48 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:24,160 And what about the fertilizer? >> Anything? anything still waiting to get 49 00:04:21,919 --> 00:04:28,880 their own, but they're it's moving ahead. 50 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:32,800 » Moving along. >> Well, good news, right? 51 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:36,600 » Yeah, it unless the pipeline runs into the fertilizer plant. 52 00:04:36,639 --> 00:04:43,040 » Uh I was in the office, you know, the office last week. Uh kind of the same 53 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:48,240 thing with Doug. Emails, phone calls. I did visit with uh Daniels County 54 00:04:45,759 --> 00:04:51,919 Commissioner last week. Uh he was he was wondering if we had an update anything 55 00:04:49,759 --> 00:04:55,120 on the pipeline. They're they're kind of in desperate need for some 56 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:58,479 infrastructure. They they were going through their 57 00:04:56,400 --> 00:05:01,840 budgets too when they they had a tough time 58 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:05,440 u getting their budgets to work out. So they're they're hopeful on the on the 59 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:11,039 pipeline taxes. Um few phone calls on the roads 60 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:14,800 obviously harvest time which get kind of beat up. So visit with Derek to look at 61 00:05:13,039 --> 00:05:19,759 some projects. um trying to get some things caught up 62 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:25,039 before weather sets in. But kind of a just business as usual week for me, I 63 00:05:21,919 --> 00:05:29,680 guess. So, uh any other questions? Any other discussion on commissioner 64 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:34,320 updates? Okay, seeing none, we'll move down to 65 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:40,479 minutes. Minutes for the regular meeting on August 25th. We have a motion. 66 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:47,720 » A second. >> Motion a second. Any discussion? 67 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:47,720 Seeing none, all in favor. 68 00:05:47,808 --> 00:05:54,560 [snorts] Uh motion for the minutes for the month of August 2026. Do we have a 69 00:05:51,680 --> 00:06:01,600 motion? >> Motion, a second. Any discussion? 70 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:06,720 Seeing none, all in favor? I >> motion pass. Minutes for the special 71 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:11,600 public meeting on September 2nd, 2026. Do we have a motion? 72 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:18,960 » I'll second it. Motion a second. This was uh budget adoption resolution 73 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:21,440 2027-7. Any other discussion? See none. We'll call for the vote. All 74 00:06:20,319 --> 00:06:25,440 in favor? >> I motion pass. Two administrative 75 00:06:23,840 --> 00:06:32,840 issues. Uh motion on Makeo Health Insurance. 76 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:32,840 Have a motion. 77 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:44,960 I'll make the motion to approve uh switching our health insurance from JPT 78 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:51,400 to Montana Association county's health insurance 79 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:51,400 effective January 1st, 2027. 80 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:57,000 Okay, we have a motion. We have a second 81 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:03,360 discussion. I have a second for discussion. 82 00:07:01,280 --> 00:07:10,160 Okay, we have a motion and a second. Any discussion on makeo health insurance? 83 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:14,240 Uh changing from JPT to make health insurance. 84 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:20,560 » We we've been uh with JPT for quite a while. I mean we're I'm not dissatisfied 85 00:07:17,919 --> 00:07:26,639 with them. I'm kind of concerned with JPT. They uh as a group they lost a lot 86 00:07:24,319 --> 00:07:32,639 of schools because the they went to the state health insurance state of Montana 87 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:37,440 put together 300 million sure schools. for health insurance and JP plead 88 00:07:34,479 --> 00:07:43,759 hospital on customers there and uh say I've 89 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:48,319 working with PO and the ladies within the healthc care trust there's three ls 90 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:53,599 there that do a really good job of coming out to the counties and servicing 91 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:58,720 the counties JPT we seem like they always had to ask and send to them to 92 00:07:56,240 --> 00:08:06,240 come out I feel we'll have better service with JPT the costs 93 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:11,759 for the to the county they're if you compare them headto head they might be a 94 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:18,400 little higher right now but come January or July 1 with JPT would get a 7% 95 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:25,280 increase and this where will be from January 1st to December 31st 96 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:29,680 it's going to be a a lot of work to get everybody switched over and some 97 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:36,640 learning curve for everybody to get on the plan they want to offer are still 98 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:42,719 offered the plans 500,000 1,500 extended I 3,000 is it was there a 99 00:08:40,959 --> 00:08:51,040 little different but we have plans we got to pick 500,000 high deductible on 100 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:56,000 3500 and then we'll have vision and dent added back in with this we've done 101 00:08:54,480 --> 00:09:01,839 I think we'd be a lot better service throughout the next 10 years with Nico 102 00:08:58,399 --> 00:09:04,640 as opposed to Jake So, is this a 10-year agreement? 103 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:08,320 » No. >> Okay. 104 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:13,519 » No, it's a year, but it's with JP. We have to have a 90-day notice that we're 105 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:18,320 going to be quitting them January 1st. But I'm just talking in the long run in 106 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:24,720 the future. I think a lot better service get that questions answered. And drug 107 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:31,600 costs are getting so expensive. Um, got in with the National Association's 108 00:09:27,680 --> 00:09:37,120 drug program. I got something huge for the future with cost of drugs working 109 00:09:35,279 --> 00:09:45,279 with the national association counties and using their buying power in 110 00:09:41,760 --> 00:09:51,040 contracts that we can get through them. So there's just various things that I 111 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:54,240 push to change. >> Have you heard from feedback from 112 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:58,880 employees? >> Nobody's really said anything to me. 113 00:09:57,200 --> 00:10:03,040 What have the employees even been notified? It's 114 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:08,080 » I sent out an email last week to the department heads to share with their 115 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:11,680 employees on on the health insurance discussion. 116 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:16,480 » So you had brought up that that uh there was going to be an increase on the 117 00:10:13,839 --> 00:10:21,360 current one come July. What is the increase then in January for 118 00:10:19,680 --> 00:10:26,880 I mean a year from now? We don't >> you don't know that. That's 119 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:32,000 » it was JPT in the last 10 years. It's average 7%. 120 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:36,800 » So being having worked on the other side of the spectrum, 121 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:43,839 um the county has one of the best best health insurancees I've ever dealt with 122 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:49,040 next to UPS in this county. I have never seen an insurance where so many people 123 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:55,200 have a zero co-pay on their prescription drugs as the county does. And the the 124 00:10:52,399 --> 00:10:59,600 fight of getting drugs approved is not near as hard through the county. And you 125 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:04,160 have to remember that people that have surgeons needed implant all that starts 126 00:11:02,560 --> 00:11:08,560 over with the new insurance. They got to go through all the steps that they want 127 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:13,040 them to do. they've got to go through in even some health even a lot of 128 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:18,640 medications people are on some people can only take brand for certain things 129 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:24,240 some people are on really expensive um different medications some of them 130 00:11:21,279 --> 00:11:29,440 are like$9 $10,000 a month they have to start all over with the step therapy and 131 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:33,680 even diabetic medications they have to start over I see it every year with 132 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:36,880 Medicare plans people when they change they have to start all over getting 133 00:11:35,279 --> 00:11:41,760 everything approved from their current plan and it would be the same thing with 134 00:11:39,519 --> 00:11:48,640 this insurance. So that's something you have to consider. And as far as 135 00:11:44,880 --> 00:11:53,120 prescription, I just can't, you know, like I said, it's the best 136 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:54,480 plan. We found units to UPS. >> Yeah. 137 00:11:53,760 --> 00:12:00,320 » Having dealt >> and we we haven't compared, you know, 138 00:11:58,560 --> 00:12:05,279 and that's the thing. I think these gals, they can help out with all these 139 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:09,680 issues that you're talking about and hopefully get better. 140 00:12:08,079 --> 00:12:15,120 » You just I mean, you never know. It's not It's tough to compare these 141 00:12:13,680 --> 00:12:17,600 » with the insurance companies. You don't know what it's like. 142 00:12:16,079 --> 00:12:22,320 » Well, I mean, there's been people fighting with this insurance companies, 143 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:22,320 too. 144 00:12:23,279 --> 00:12:31,680 so much easier through this insurance company versus Musk or even the health 145 00:12:29,519 --> 00:12:36,320 insurance that the hospital had >> or you know it just 146 00:12:34,639 --> 00:12:41,040 » and that's why the state set up those health insurancees must was terrible. 147 00:12:38,959 --> 00:12:47,200 » Oh, it's horrible. Used to be one of the best in the state. 148 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:51,000 » Yeah. But I would say >> broke like it 149 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:57,120 » and I think you visit a few Marlene and I've had a few hiccups with ours. I've 150 00:12:55,600 --> 00:13:02,399 called Gary continues to walk this through it. 151 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:07,360 I mean I I personally and I' I've used it. Trust me. Um I I don't have a 152 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:12,079 complaint with the insurance that we're on. I really don't. Um, I have visited 153 00:13:10,560 --> 00:13:18,320 as much as I could with some of the other employees and everybody I've 154 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:24,639 talked to had a serial complaint um, with what we're currently 155 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:28,720 » and I really don't have a dog in the fight because I'm on two prescriptions 156 00:13:26,399 --> 00:13:33,760 and I can take generics, but I know a lot of people that can and how it 157 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:37,839 affects their lives. Well, and I'm I'm two things for me. I I get and I didn't 158 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:41,760 think of the the surgeries when you have them scheduled, then you got to go 159 00:13:38,959 --> 00:13:46,800 through pre-authorization process again. Um that's something that I didn't think 160 00:13:43,519 --> 00:13:51,680 of and I'm staring down what currently um this is going to be a little bit 161 00:13:49,680 --> 00:13:56,959 higher. I don't think the amount I think it's going to be 100 bucks a month if 162 00:13:53,279 --> 00:14:02,399 memory serves. Uh 80 to 75 to 100 bucks a month uh higher with Mo than it is 163 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:05,760 with Jake. I know we did give probably a little bit more of a reduced rate 164 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:12,000 because they didn't know we shop for insurance. Um my big my big thing in my 165 00:14:09,199 --> 00:14:16,160 mind right now is kind of where you're saying if it is broke don't fix it. The 166 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:21,760 other side of me worries about the unions if we haven't notified the unions 167 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:26,720 um are they on board with it and I talked 168 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:30,720 to the two union stewards and I never heard back from them. So, I don't know 169 00:14:28,639 --> 00:14:37,360 if they're okay with it or not, but that could be that could be an issue with it 170 00:14:32,959 --> 00:14:44,120 as well. So, um I do wish these gals look great when they sat in here. I 171 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:44,120 think you help them through it. Um 172 00:14:44,399 --> 00:14:51,760 I just wish we had more time to get more information. I mean, the information is 173 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:54,560 there. Um I just wish we had the unions on board with the change and more 174 00:14:53,360 --> 00:14:58,560 employees that would voice their opinions. And I I I guess if you don't 175 00:14:57,360 --> 00:15:02,240 hear from them, you can sit and think, well, 120 employees, it it really 176 00:15:00,639 --> 00:15:06,959 doesn't matter to them, but I would like to have some information from some of 177 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:12,720 the employees to say, "Please don't change or yes, we need to make a 178 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:18,800 change." And I I guess I kind of lean currently with without having the unions 179 00:15:15,199 --> 00:15:23,279 on board. My my vote is to stay with JP until we get a blessing from the union 180 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:27,160 so they can raise some havoc with us. So that's kind of where I'm at. 181 00:15:28,959 --> 00:15:32,800 » Is the coverage the same? >> What's that? 182 00:15:31,199 --> 00:15:36,000 » Is it the same coverage? >> There's what they said. They let us take 183 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:40,800 like five plans, right? >> Yeah. As much as Yeah, they're they're 184 00:15:38,079 --> 00:15:45,839 coverable as much as you can count. Yeah. But their formulas you do, you 185 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:49,839 know, >> they they say they're better if you're 186 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:53,120 when you add everything together, what they give deductions on, you're going to 187 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:59,519 come. It means on the deduct 188 00:15:56,160 --> 00:16:04,320 some are way and some are all else. Two things that stuck in my mind are two 189 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:09,759 things that that and I view this from a personal standpoint, right? They will 190 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:14,880 cover up to $2,000 for a dental implant. If I remember them saying correctly, 191 00:16:12,560 --> 00:16:21,839 where our insurance, JPT won't. So, if you need an implant, um, Maker would 192 00:16:17,759 --> 00:16:26,320 cover a dental implant and and and JPT won't. The other one is hearing aids. 193 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:32,720 They have a $2,000 allowance for hearing aids where JPT doesn't. The the gist I 194 00:16:30,560 --> 00:16:37,759 got from the gals when they sat down, they're very, very comparable insurance. 195 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:45,519 They said that there's some liability for the uh for the person through their 196 00:16:42,079 --> 00:16:48,800 prescription coverage and I know for me what I take I have never paid a dime out 197 00:16:47,680 --> 00:16:53,680 of pocket >> for any of my prescriptions. Now I have 198 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:59,680 had to go through some specialty and and make some phone calls 199 00:16:55,519 --> 00:17:04,400 » to do. I I do know that, but I haven't seen where we have 200 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:10,640 where I've experienced an issue with the prescriptions 201 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:16,160 um for myself. So maybe there is for some people out there. I they just 202 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:20,640 haven't come and said anything to me um on any of that. So 203 00:17:18,240 --> 00:17:24,880 » I would say 80% of what we dealt with had a zero copay. 204 00:17:21,919 --> 00:17:28,960 » Oh, I mean I'm copay is going to be your name brand. 205 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:32,799 I' I've got one that comes in through a specialty pharmacy little different. I 206 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:35,600 mean, there are some hoops to jump through to get it 207 00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:40,559 » and every insurance has those. >> Um, but it's it's I think I just 208 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:42,640 refilled it is 1,250 bucks a month and I paid zero, 209 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:48,320 » right? >> Um, I I I know Jerry's on some that are 210 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:52,720 a whole lot more than that through specialty pharmacy and she pays 211 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:57,440 couple of phone calls and you have some days when you don't feel good. It's not 212 00:17:54,080 --> 00:18:01,039 fun to deal with that. But um for me, I know I know the fight that's 213 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:06,640 in front of me. I I know what I have. >> How to get them set up for specialty 214 00:18:03,120 --> 00:18:10,080 climacy? It's it's easier than getting it started. 215 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:14,480 » For for me, I'm I'm afraid of the change. I'm afraid of 216 00:18:12,559 --> 00:18:19,840 » formulary change. Is it is your drug going to be on that formulary? 217 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:24,342 » That's I guess that's where I'm at. I don't know. You got any 218 00:18:22,559 --> 00:18:29,080 just >> [clears throat] 219 00:18:25,919 --> 00:18:29,080 » was that 220 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:35,799 so going to be 221 00:18:36,480 --> 00:18:46,160 » I don't know any other discussion >> the same like now you can basically go 222 00:18:43,520 --> 00:18:50,559 where you want to go you or will you be >> you can't even go to St. 223 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:55,200 You don't have to go to those place. It's open to both hospitals. This 224 00:18:53,200 --> 00:19:02,080 insurance covers both places. You don't have to go to that providers. 225 00:18:58,559 --> 00:19:07,200 » Yeah. Any new open >> Yeah. You go to any that that is a 226 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:13,600 benefit to these this group. You can you can go to vill and 227 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:17,120 overnight stays where you could. >> Do they have any rider attached to the 228 00:19:15,600 --> 00:19:21,760 insurance? So if you have to go to a center, excellent sale pay, mileage, 229 00:19:19,919 --> 00:19:25,440 room, >> anything like that, the hospital had 230 00:19:23,679 --> 00:19:32,640 that on theirs. I know when we went out to go to a female clinic, since they're 231 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:37,039 considered a center of excellence, even uh billings with Montana, they're 232 00:19:35,039 --> 00:19:43,760 considered a center of excellence. They'll pay your room, your mileage. 233 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:47,760 Like if you flew out to Rochester, they'd pay your plane ticket. Oh, real. 234 00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:52,160 » Yeah. So, I don't know. >> Well, I don't I guess I never tried that 235 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:55,840 with our insurance. I guess that was kind of 236 00:19:53,360 --> 00:19:58,400 » on ours. Just kind of by mistake hospital. 237 00:19:56,640 --> 00:20:02,240 » Uhhuh. >> Just a little rider in there. I just 238 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:06,400 didn't know if this would have >> I don't have enough insurance knowledge 239 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:08,160 for you to know what questions to ask, you know. 240 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:14,799 » Um, >> do they do the vote screen? 241 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:19,679 » They do one one health screen. They don't do they don't do the 242 00:20:17,919 --> 00:20:22,720 » they don't do the healthiest wellness but they do the it start it's similar to 243 00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:28,039 an it starts with >> starts with me 244 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:28,039 » everybody in our office 245 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:34,120 » it doesn't do the stuff that we have 246 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:40,640 » doesn't but that would be something I think the 247 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:44,640 employees are all >> all pretty like that so I think we would 248 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:47,640 probably have to adjust to keep that program 249 00:20:52,720 --> 00:21:00,039 and JPT came out with a thing where they'll pay some of these GR1s 250 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:13,039 and they said that from the time they got the full insurance 18 months that 251 00:21:10,559 --> 00:21:17,760 price locked ts there was something about when you go to 252 00:21:14,559 --> 00:21:23,360 a doctor's visit that didn't that under 500 or something 253 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:27,120 did it was covered instead of having to meet your 254 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:31,600 deductible first. I mean there was a few things that I really liked about the 255 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:36,559 Makeo health insurance. Uh to be honest with you, I I think there was some good 256 00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:42,799 there was some good points to it. I just don't have a I 257 00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:47,320 don't have a reason to dislike GP. That's kind of where I'm at, I guess. 258 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:47,320 So, 259 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:56,400 any other discussion? Any other discussion? 260 00:21:54,640 --> 00:22:00,919 Seeing none, will call to the vote. All in favor signify by saying I. 261 00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:11,919 All oppose signify by saying I. I. Motion fail. 262 00:22:09,280 --> 00:22:17,679 Uh, moving on. Road department request to purchase two tractors and two mower 263 00:22:14,559 --> 00:22:22,720 attachments. Do we have a motion? Motion to approve. 264 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:28,159 » A second. Motion second. Uh before us, I know last couple two three years. We 265 00:22:26,320 --> 00:22:33,840 have talked road foreman has talked about updating 266 00:22:30,159 --> 00:22:39,520 uh the two tractors and two mowers. Uh they're running some old 4630s, 4640 267 00:22:37,919 --> 00:22:46,080 series, some pretty old tractors and some pretty old mowers. So we have 268 00:22:41,919 --> 00:22:50,000 before us two quotes totaling uh 269 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:53,000 276 274,646 270 00:22:55,039 --> 00:23:02,320 and these are about a year out to to take build. 271 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:08,240 So, this will be for two tractors equipped with two mowers. The tractors 272 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:13,600 uh once they're built, they go right to Diamond Mowers and they get equipped 273 00:23:10,159 --> 00:23:18,400 with the mowers uh from two two reputable and two factory 274 00:23:16,159 --> 00:23:27,000 uh companies. It'll be a John Deere 6120E tractor with a 72 in side rover 275 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:27,000 mower installed. 276 00:23:27,679 --> 00:23:36,480 Any other discussion? These are source foil bids. So they are acceptable bids 277 00:23:32,640 --> 00:23:41,799 for it. Nice. 278 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:41,799 Any other discussion? 279 00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:48,200 » What type of mower are you getting? >> Diamond 280 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:48,200 » 72 281 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:57,559 » rotary, >> right? 282 00:23:54,559 --> 00:23:57,559 » Yeah. 283 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:03,440 » Okay. Yes, we'll give you a call. Thank you. 284 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:07,919 » Okay, any other discussion? Seeing none, we'll go for the vote. All 285 00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:12,880 in favor signify by saying I. >> Motion passed. Uh moving on, road 286 00:24:11,039 --> 00:24:15,919 department request to purchase two pickups. 287 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:22,799 Have a motion. Make a motion to accept the two new 2027 Ram 2500 fleet price of 288 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:28,320 52,191 for a total of 1043 289 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:33,240 82 for June. 2500 290 00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:33,240 approved cab. 291 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:46,039 Uh any discussion? >> Got a bit from high plains also, but you 292 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:46,039 prefer the 293 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:54,640 course we're comparable actually. I think we're a little bit lower actually. 294 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:59,679 Um I know visiting with Derek there are some things that were getting a little 295 00:24:57,039 --> 00:25:06,880 outdated. Uh mower tractors obviously we saw that uh vehicles. 296 00:25:03,039 --> 00:25:11,760 Um we are just a side note we are three I think we're on the third season on our 297 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:16,480 blades. Derek looked at the hours and he said we can run at least another year on 298 00:25:13,679 --> 00:25:20,799 those blades uh two instead of updating them as free if we did. I don't know 299 00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:25,279 what's coming down the line on that, but said there's a lot of life left in those 300 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:28,799 blades. So, we can be swapping one for the other. I guess maybe not 301 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:34,320 budgetarily, but >> yeah, it's they're separate, but it's 302 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:38,080 the um the blades we have are all about, >> but these are these are a couple of 303 00:25:36,080 --> 00:25:41,600 things that that were needed. So, any other discussion? 304 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:46,799 Seeing none, we'll call for the vote. All in favor? 305 00:25:43,279 --> 00:25:52,159 » Motion pass. Uh no claims. Moving on the pay raises annual pay raise for dispatch 306 00:25:49,039 --> 00:25:55,919 employee uh Deleno Ear motion 307 00:25:54,000 --> 00:26:01,360 second motion from a second. Any discussion 308 00:25:57,520 --> 00:26:09,440 needs movement to uh grade two range seven. All in favor? 309 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:14,320 I motion passed. Uh annual pay raise for library employee Amy Heler. We have a 310 00:26:12,159 --> 00:26:20,480 motion second. Motion a second. Uh move into 311 00:26:18,559 --> 00:26:24,799 grade one, range three. Any other discussion? 312 00:26:22,240 --> 00:26:30,799 Seeing none, all in favor? Motion pass. Uh request for clerk of 313 00:26:28,559 --> 00:26:37,840 court employee Terresa Romo to move to 80% deputy. Do we have a motion? 314 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:43,039 I'll say motion second. Uh this will be putting her to 80% 315 00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:47,760 uh deputy rate instead of range. Any other discussion? 316 00:26:45,279 --> 00:26:53,520 Seeing none, all in favor? Motion pass. No new hires, no 317 00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:57,840 additional, no new business. Is there any other business? Seeing none, I'll 318 00:26:55,600 --> 00:27:03,799 entertain a motion to close. Make a motion to close. Second motion in a 319 00:26:59,840 --> 00:27:03,799 second. We are closing.